Kaguya

See also: kaguya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 赫映, かぐや (Kaguya).

Proper noun

Kaguya

1. (Japanese folklore) The protagonist of 赫映姫の物語 (Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, “The Tale of Princess Kaguya”), a mysterious girl from the moon, discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant.
2. (chiefly in Japan, informal) Synonym of SELENE (“Japan’s second lunar orbiter spacecraft”)

Synonyms

• (mysterious girl from the moon): Kaguya-hime

Translations

Japanese folklore: mysterious girl from the moon

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 輝夜姬／辉夜姬

• Japanese: かぐや姫 (Kaguya-hime)

Japan’s second lunar orbiter spacecraft — see SELENE

See also

• (Japan’s second lunar orbiter spacecraft): Hiten

Further reading

• The Tale of Princess Kaguya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Kaguya (mouse) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• SELENE on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Romanization

Kaguya

1. Rōmaji transcription of かぐや